ATTORNEY

Our Organization and Mission:

The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

$53,560 Annually

This position is with the Florida Elections Commission. This Staff Attorney position is responsible for the enforcement of Chapters 104 and 106 F.S., regarding corrupt election practices and campaign finance reporting.

• Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and membership of the Florida Bar.
• Applicants who are not current members of the Florida Bar can be considered, providing they have applied to be members of the Florida Bar and received approval to sit for the bar exam. Any employment offer would be contingent upon passing the bar within 12 months from date of employment.

Preference may be given to applicants with administrative law experience. Knowledge of Florida's election laws are helpful, but not required.

• Prepares probable cause recommendations by analyzing facts, researching legal precedent, consulting with investigative staff and drafting Staff Recommendations;
• Presents probable cause recommendations to the Commission;
• Negotiates settlements with Respondents and opposing counsel when appropriate;
• Prosecutes formally or informally before the Commission or formally before the Division of Administrative Hearings;
• Represents the Commission on appeals to higher courts;
• Works with investigative and administrative staff to gather, organize and prepare summaries of appeals of automatic fines and presents appeals to the Commission;
• Participates in recruitment and training of new attorneys;
• Conducts other projects as assigned by the Executive Director or General Counsel.
• Up to 10% of travel may be required.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
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• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click  ).

To be considered for the position, all applicants must:

• Ensure that applicant responses to qualifying questions are verifiable by skills and/or experience stated on the employment application and/or resume. Applicants who do not respond to the qualifying questions will not be considered for this position.
• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment exercise.
• Current and future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months. Following the six-month period, a new application must be submitted to an open advertisement to be considered for that vacancy.
• OAG employees are paid biweekly. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113, F.S.

All OAG positions are "sensitive or special trust" and require favorable results on a background investigation including fingerprinting, pursuant to s. 110.1127(2)(a), F.S. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free Workplace, all employees are subject to reasonable suspicion or other drug testing in accordance with section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. We hire only U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.

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